单词 | intend |
释义 | intend v.tr.   1. have as one's purpose; propose (we intend to go; we intend going; we intend that it shall be done).   2. (usu. foll. by for, as) design or destine (a person or a thing) (I intend him to go; I intend it as a warning).   3. mean (what does he intend by that?).   4. (in passive; foll. by for) a be meant for a person to have or use etc. (they are intended for the children). b be meant to represent (the picture is intended for you).   5. (as intending adj.) who intends to be (an intending visitor). Etymology: ME entende, intende f. OF entendre, intendre f. L intendere intent- or intens- strain, direct, purpose (as IN-(2), tendere stretch, tend) |
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